Dragon Lamp In Spun Glass And Gold Powder Inlay, Murano Glassware 20th Century

Hello, I am offering this very beautiful lamp whose foot is made of spun glass with inclusions of gold glitter and a touch of ruby red glass, attributed to the Barovier Murano house revealing a majestic winged dragon. Period: First third of the 20th century Dimensions: Total height with lampshade: 63cm Dimensions of the base: Height: 42cm Diameter of the base: 18cm It is in good general condition, apart from the lampshade which is from the period but which has had a restoration. (visible on the photos) It was in 1295 that Jacobello Barovier founded a glassworks in his name in Murano. More than seven centuries later, Barovier & Toso is still valiant, ranked fifth among the oldest family businesses in the world. Alongside it, five glass factories on the island display more than three hundred years of existence. The know-how of glassmakers is of course transmitted from father to son, the most famous of the Baroviers being perhaps a certain Angelo, who we know died in 1461. We owe him two major inventions, the lattimo, a opaque glass imitating porcelain, and crystalline glass, for which he obtained not to turn off his ovens during the mandatory period. Despite the prohibitions, Angelo Barovier will even work for a time in Florence, called by the Medici. The reputation of Murano will hardly weaken until the end of the 18th century. In 1797, Napoleon put an end to the independence of the Republic of Venice. Competition from Bohemian crystal has become stronger. It was the Universal Exhibitions, numerous at the end of the 19th century, which finally gave a new impetus to Venetian glassware. This very beautiful lamp is visible in my store located at 57 rue Victor Hugo, 76000 Rouen Possibility of sending (ask for a transport quote) See you soon